Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
exclamation mark before/after elipsis
When someone continues in an angry fashion, is it either
She explodes into more rage!.... or She explodes into more rage...!
I expect it's the latter but I'm not sure. This is fiction I'm writing.
She explodes into more rage!.... or She explodes into more rage...!
I expect it's the latter but I'm not sure. This is fiction I'm writing.
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Can you show more context, please? What follows? What are the words that are omitted?
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Can you show more context, please? What follows?
What are the words that are omitted?
What are the words that are omitted?
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Ellipses denote missing text (eg. from a quotation), or a trailing thought that is not expressed by a speaker. So it depends on what you want the reader to read by those missing words.
I've seldom seen an exclamation point used with ellipses. I would reconsider using ellipses in a passage like this.
For example:
She explodes into more rage and rants another full ten minutes until s
I've seldom seen an exclamation point used with ellipses. I would reconsider using ellipses in a passage like this.
For example:
She explodes into more rage and rants another full ten minutes until s
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